Hi Diane To find a sheep of an old kind of breed is not a problem. the problem is how to keep them out of my yard. No problem to get a skin either but I don't know who can tan them. My neighbour who owns them don't know either. There is probably also old breeds of sheep in USA to, imported or saved by interest groups. The sheep on Iceland is older than the States The wikings probebly brought them to America on there first visit. Iceland still have 100% the same breed. That must be old enough. If Kristinn run one over with his car he might send you. The Lapps or Samer living in the North of Scandinavia can provide you with Reindeerskin tanned the old kind of way They need real stuff to survive living outdoors in the cold. Don't buy the tourist stuff though. I'm sure I can find something for you if you give me some time. I will contact you I can't see that Stephen Birkett mentioned any thickness. Do you have any suggestion? A funny thing. I went to a Felt Festival here because I wanted to know the differense between Felt and Cloth and the American lady I spoke to started to talk about David Stanwood! Small world ins't it. I could see to Iceland from here if the earth was flat as it was during the Wiking era. My wife is Icelandic and she's a firework by her self. The organisation that saves people at sea gets all the money from selling firework. And because all familys has somebody at sea they buy and fire like crazy. It's unbeleaveble. Ola Andersson Bergen Norway ----- Original Message ----- From: Diane Hofstetter <dianepianotuner@hotmail.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 8:19 AM Subject: Re: SV: Research: leather covered hammers > Ola, > > I appreciate your offer to find out about leather for hammers! When the > holidays are over and time is a little less hectic, that would be excellent. > I also have a tannery here that is going to try to find some for me. > > Do you have a piano you can try leather on? Not only do we need the > leather, but we need pianotechs who can evaluate what effect different kinds > of leather have on the tone. > > Are the Icelandic fireworks so great that you can watch them from Norway? > Aren't those called the Northern Lights? > > Happy New Year! > Diane > > > > >In Norway and Iceland you can still find the old sheep breeds the Vikings > >used. > >On Iceland they have not imported sheeps in 1000years! > >The Icelandic sheep still have the wool sailmakers want for making old kind > >of wool sails that doesn't take water. > >You can use an Icelandic wool sweaters in the rain like you could in the > >old days because it doesn't take water, so the skin has to be old style to. > >The sheeps has to have good skin there to survive in the mountains. > > > >We have also Reindeer (and Deer) and they are living wild so they bred as > >they like. > > > >As for tanning I'm sure I can find a tanner using old technic. > >If I don't there has to be somebody in Ireland. > >It could also be cheaper to do it in Ireland. > >They may also have old breeds of sheep. > > > >Do you want me to find information about this and how much skin do you need > >for a set of hammers? > > > >Iceland also have the best New year Firework in the whole world. > > > >Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everybody > > > >Ola Andersson > >Bergen, Norway > > > > > > > Diane Hofstetter > 245-M Mount Hermon Rd.#343 > Scotts Valley, CA 95066 > ph 831-438-6222 > fax 831-430-9741 > dianepianotuner@hotmail.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > >
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